The US Department of Defense is concerned about China's buildup of its nuclear arsenal, which is planned to double

Recently, China has significantly increased the number of warheads in its nuclear arsenal. This is confirmed in a special report by the US Department of Defense.

According to the Pentagon, China's nuclear arsenal currently numbers approximately 500 warheads, but Beijing plans to double that number over the next six and a half years. In 2030, China wants to have 1000 warheads.

In 2022, the US military says, China will likely build three new missile clusters, including 300 new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos. The buildup of China's nuclear arsenal in the United States is perceived as a very significant danger, since Washington sees Beijing as its main strategic adversary and economic competitor over the coming decades.

According to analysts from the US Department of Defense, China may in the future threaten to launch non-nuclear strikes on targets in the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and the eastern states of the United States. At the same time, the Pentagon notes that the Chinese leadership is still basing its policy on the principles of deterrence, and the use of nuclear weapons is considered as an acceptable step only in the event of enemy aggression against the Chinese state.

Let us recall that earlier the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted a law canceling Russia’s ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. Thus, the country demonstrated to the United States that it no longer has legal obstacles to resuming nuclear weapons testing amid rising tensions on a global scale.

Comments

[Rumata]

The PRC does not have many warheads.

[KVU-NSVD]

The world is already in that phase when everyone is already doing what they want and spitting on the 'hehemon'. There is still control over the closest allies and captive satellites. But this is for now. Soon similar processes will begin among them

[rotmistr60]

China may in the future threaten to launch non-nuclear strikes on targets in the Hawaiian Islands, Alaska, and the eastern states of the United States

And with the current numbers, according to the United States, there is no threat? The Americans have some strange analysts. The appearance of even one nuclear charge in Iran is considered a tragedy on a global scale, and 500 (actually more) in China can create a danger in the future of their increase to 1000.

[Jacques sekavar]

The larger the economy, the more extensive its interests in the world require protection, including military protection.
The PRC economy has surpassed the US and has all the prerequisites to widen the gap, which predetermines the build-up of military potential, especially against US threats.
If the military force of the United States is used to subjugate other state entities, then the military potential of the PRC serves as a guarantee against the aggressive encroachments of anyone and the United States, still the world hegemon, recognizes that the PRC bases its policy on the principles of containment, and considers the use of nuclear weapons only in in case of enemy aggression against the Chinese state. It follows from this that the US concern about the build-up of the PRC's nuclear potential is associated with secret thoughts of launching a preventive strike, but they fear a retaliatory strike from the PRC.

[Denis812]

In China, missiles on parade are marked in Latin.
This is a direct indication of where all this will go.
On the other hand, I’m a little annoyed by all this Westernism, why write in a Western language on a product?
We have the same bullshit, by the way.

[Cypa]

The exact number of nuclear warheads China has is unknown